- Note - This is another example of exactly
who the 'Patriot Act' is designed to control and subjugate: the law-abiding
American Citizen. Our borders are left wide open to millions of illegals
- including any terrorists who want to walk in - and they are permitted
to fly our airlines with no identification.
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- As the lock-down of the civil liberties
of American citizens escalates, illegal aliens and potential terrorists
often get a free pass as is clearly shown in the following account ...
just one more in the continual stream of reports of the fascism descending
on our nation...fully and totally aided and abetted by the U.S. Congress.
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- This is my first person encounter with
TSA - (AKA Homeland Security) at the Boise airport of 3/2/06.
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- Today, when I arrived at the airport,
I was in line at the Delta ticket counter for 25 minutes. During that time,
3 passengers got in line behind me. All three appeared to be between the
age of 20-25, two males and one female, all Hispanic. I believe they were
Mexican but have no way to be certain. They did not respond to questions
or comments in English from me or Delta employees.
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- On 3 occasions, Delta employees told
them they had to have Identification to fly. Not one of them had any. The
Delta employee said "not anything with your name on it?... even a
Costco card?" To which the response was no from all three people.
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- I had no idea that a Costco card was
a valid ID at the airports now and wondered why they were not immediately
referred to the TSA people and maybe even held for INS agents.
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- When I got to the ticket counter, I asked
my agent, "can I fly without an ID today?" He shot me a glare
and said "No."
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- I asked, "What if I am an illegal
alien? Then can I fly without an ID, today?" He said no.
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- I said, "Well, those three appear
to be Mexican illegals and have told the other agent 3 times that they
don't have any ID. She sure seems to be trying awfully hard to get them
on a plane." He did not say anything else to me or any other agents.
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- Because I had a firearm to declare, I
was sent with my luggage to the Homeland security "scanning station",
where they rifle through my clothes, swab my suitcase for traces of bomb
components, and then send the bag through an x-ray machine.
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- I asked the TSA agent, "Are you
guys letting illegal aliens fly with no ID today?" He answered,
"No, why?"
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- "Because there are three of them
at the Delta counter and the agent is trying to do everything possible
to get them on the plane. Isn't Homeland Security supposed to do anything
about that? Don't you have some kind of protocol when you come across illegal
aliens?"
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- He said, "If we have some, all we
can do is hand them over to INS."
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- I pointed at the group and said, "Well,
I believe there are 3 of them right there." His reply was, "Well,
my lips are sealed."
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- I said, "That's the problem. Too
damn many people's lips are sealed. I thought the whole idea of having
40 of your guys at the airport was to stop illegal aliens." He did
not answer and didn't say another word to me.
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- Next, I went through the check point,
into the "secure area".
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- "I'd like to fly without an ID today"
I said. The TSA agent, shot me a glance and said, "What? You can't
get in without an ID."
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- I said, "Well, I saw some illegal
aliens who are trying to do it today." She made an attempt at humor
and said, "Oh yeah? Were they green with antennas?"
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- I replied, "No, they were brown,
in their twenties, and spoke Spanish only. They are coming right behind
me, you can meet them yourself." -
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- "Well, no one can get past here
without ID."
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- I walked on, "OK, then".
As I walked to the gate, the whole incident continued to agitate me. I
had to put my computer in a bucket, empty my pockets, check my gun, take
off my shoes, show my credit card, show my passport, and walk through a
magnetometer, all in the name of "security".
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- As I approached the gate, I dialed 911.
I immediately thought better of it and decided to let it go. I hung up.
Within a few steps, my phone rang. "Crap!" I thought. The call
had gone through and they had my phone number.
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- So, I answered and a woman said, "Emergency
services, 911... did you just call 911, sir?" "Umm, yes, but
I hung up."
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- "Is there an emergency situation
sir?"
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- "I'm not sure. I'm at the airport
and it seems like some illegal aliens are trying to board a plane. Is that
an emergency?"
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- "You should report that to airport
TSA officers."
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- "I have. In fact I told 3 different
ones. Nobody seemed to care or do anything about it."
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- "Are you at the airport now, sir?"
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- "Yes I am. In fact, I am boarding
right now and need to hang up my phone. These 3 people appear Mexican,
20-25 yrs old, 2 men and a woman, and are in the Delta terminal at the
Boise airport. I have to hang up now." And I hung up the phone.
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- Five minutes after I took my seat, one
of the two Hispanic men sat next to me. Perfect. So now, I can
say as a matter of FACT, not speculation, that the TSA presence at our
airports, the unified powers that were sooo necessary and were one of the
big reasons for the passage of the USA PATRIOT ACT are a total sham. A
waste of money and nothing but a show, to make people "feel"
better, when in fact they do nothing but cost us more, put airports under
federal control, and create a police state at public transit areas. I am
good and irritated and I can say, from my own first hand experience, that
they do NOT do what they said was necessary to keep us "safe."
Fran Tully
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